Henry Jowles

      George Robotham

      Nicho Greenberry

     p.    338 Lre to Coll

          Addison

          touching a

          Murther

          done in

          Charles

          County &

          Ordr there

          about.

      Whitehall

      Tho: Jones

      Dep: touch

      ing the

      Indian

      Awalo dd to

      Mr Boothby

      for inquiry

      &Ca

            424 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694—97.

      Lib. H. D.           May the 15th 1696.

      WhitehallThe Councili again Sate & were

                        prsent

       His Exncy ffrancis Nicholson Esqr Capt Genll &Ca.

                Coll              Coll Charles Hutchins

                Coll              Coll David Brown

                Coll              Coll John Addison

                       Thomas Brook Esqr

                     Produced & Read a Letter by the honoble Coll

                   John Addison Recd of yesterdays Date from Charles

                   County, giving an Accot of one of the Men belong

                   ing to the Garrison there being lately killed by

                   Indians; Ordered therevpon that the sd Coll Addison

                   go & inquire of the Emperor of piscattoway there

                   about & forthwith give Notice of the sd Murder to

            the inhabitants of the Colony of Virginia & Raise Ten or a

            dozen men to secure the Garrison whilest the Rangers go out in

            pursuit of the Murderers, and that he furnish them with

            powder & Amunition necessary; and if occasion Require, to

            Raise more force & send his Exncy speedy Word, who will

            come in person.

            Coll Beale    Coll Ninian Beale was sent for who came, vnto

            Order'd.to

            Raise Men whom the aforesd Letter was also Read; Wherevpon

            vpon the his Exncy told him, tht he being more peculiarly Corn-

      Whitehall casion,if missionated to looke after such like Matters, was

            necessary therefore Ordered to take all speedy & imaginable

            care therein, and to Raise what Men he found necessary vpon

            that occasion.

                     The Deposition of Thomas Jones of Baltemore

                   County touching the Indian Awalo taken & Read,

                   was delivered to Mr Edward Boothby to Return an

                   Accot of the Examination of Robert Love his Wife

                   & Mr Staley.

         p.340              May 15th 1696.

            Pocomoke Read Copy of an Ordr of Somerset County Court,

            Indian Land

            Ord r for relating to the pocomoke Indian Land being pre

            Resurvey sented by King Daniell and seaven other of the sd

            thereof  Kings Subjects, the said Indians humbly complain-

      Whitehall ing that one John Parker had intrenched within their Bounds